Georgia State University College of the Arts 2024-25 Season Brochure

PRESENTS

2024-2025 Season Highlights

Table of Contents Message

pg. 5

Events at Glance

pg. 6

Highlights

pg. 18

Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design

pg. 18

School of Film, Media & Theatre

pg. 38

School of Music

pg. 50

Rialto Center for the Arts

pg. 70

Event Venues

pg. 92

Message Greetings from the College of the Arts, Welcome to an extraordinary season of creativity and performance at the College of the Arts! This year, we are thrilled to showcase a vibrant array of events from our esteemed Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design, School of Film, Media & Theatre and School of Music, as well as the prestigious Rialto Center for the Arts. Our mission is to, “Inspire and empower students and faculty to excel in arts creation, scholarship, pedagogy and entrepreneurship,” which drives us to deliver an unparalleled experience that celebrates artistic excellence and innovation.

We invite you to immerse yourself in this dynamic season and warmly welcome your friends, family and community members. By bringing others into our world of artistic exploration, you help us fulfill our vision of being “the model for 21st-century arts education and practice,” making the arts both visible and vital. Join us in celebrating the power of the arts and engaging with our diverse and enriching events.

Until we see you next, keep Georgia STATE and the College of the Arts on your mind!

With warm regards, Chester Phillips

Give to the College of the Arts at GSU https://t.gsu.edu/4cTeFFI

College of the Arts Dean

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2024 Events at Glance

TICKETED

SCHOLARSHIP SERIES

RIALTO SERIES

GSU STUDENTS ONLY

Most events are free and open to the public unless ticketed

August

8/28/2024

Closing Reception “Myth Material” Work by Darya Fard and Lizzy Storm, Curated by EC Flamming 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. / Welch Galleries / Visit Here

8/28/2024

Atlanta Downtown Town Hall Meeting 2024 8:00 a.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts

8/28/2024

GSU Spotlight Comedy Showcase 7:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts

September

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9/4/2024

Fall MTM Meetup 6:00 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here

9/5/2024

GSU Faculty Recital 11:00 a.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here

9/9/2024

Ensemble ATL Presents “Arnold Schoenberg 150” 7:00 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here

9/13/2024

The KingDom WORLD TOUR: Unveil in USA 7:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts / Visit Here

9/14/2024

Farzad Farzin Live in Concert 8:30 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts / Visit Here

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9/17/2024

Visiting Artist and Scholar Lecture Series: Beatriz Cortez 5:30 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall (TBD) / Visit Here

9/18/2024

Feed Your Senses: Zac Denton Band 12:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts / Visit Here

9/19/2024

Treble, Tenor-Bass & Choral Union Concert 2:30 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here

9/19/2024

Bent Frequency Season Opening Concert 7:00 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here

9/21/2024

Capitol Fools | Political Folly 8:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts / Visit Here

9/26/2024

Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concert Presents “Homage” 7:00 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here

9/27/2024

GSU Symphony Orchestra Presents “Echoes of Heritage” 7:00 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here

9/30 - 10/6, 2024

GSU and UGA M.F.A. Exhibition “Homework”, Atlanta Art Week Opening Reception after Atlanta Art Week Location: The Works, Chattahoochee Row, Atlanta ,GA October 1st / 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. / Visit Here

October

10/3/2024

Concert Band: “Around Town” along with the Wind Orchestra’s “Reflection” 7:00 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here COTA 2024 - 2025 Season Highlights

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10/6/2024

Cirque Kalabanté – Afrique en Cirque I Guinean Acrobats 3:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts

10/3-6/2024

Exhibition Booth at Atlanta Art Fair Featuring Alumna / 2024 Guggenheim Fellow, Jessica Blinkhorn Fair Opens daily at 11:00 a.m. / Pullman Yards / Visit Here

10/9/2024

Repertory Singers Concert 12:00 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here

10/12/2024

The Shirlene Holmes Writers Workshop in collaboration with the Office of Educational Outreach Postponed to Feb. 8 (Tentative)

10/16/2024

Feed Your Sanses: Nikki Speake and Anna Kramer 12:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts / Visit Here

10/19/2024

Tower of Power | Funky Brass 8:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts / Visit Here

10/19/2024

Fall Choral Showcase 7:00 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here

10/20/2024

Accessibility Below-the-Line Expo in Partnership with Showability 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. / Georgia State Student Center / Visit Here

10/22/2024

Campus Orchestra Concert 7:00 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here

10/23/2024

GSU Got Talent 7:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts

10/24/2024

Symphonic Wind Ensemble and University Singers present Bruckner’s “Mass in E Minor” 7:00 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here

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10/26/2024

säje Jazz Vocal Quartet 8:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts / Visit Here

10/27/2024

Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra Concert 3:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts

November

11/5/2024

Fall Student Showcase 11:00 a.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here

11/6-10/2024

Fall Production- Workshop of a New Comedy (TBD) Wed.-Fri. at 7:30 p.m. ; Sat. & Sun at 2:00 p.m.

Dahlberg Theatre Hall / Visit Here

11/8/2024

Multi-Media Outdoor Screening for GSU Ethics Week Kristan Woolford, Mixed Media Digital Artist 7:00 p.m. / GSU Urban Life Plaza / Visit Here

11/11-12/6, 2024

Sculpture Alums: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary Iron Pour Monday – Friday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. / Welch Galleries Reception: December 6, 5:00-8:00 p.m. / Visit Here

11/12/2024

Percussion Ensemble Concert 7:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts / Visit Here

11/15/2024

GSU Jazz Band Concert 7:30 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts / Visit Here

11/16-17/2024 GSU Opera Theater presents “GSU Opera Food Network!”

3:00 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Saturday Perf. / Sunday Perf.

11/18/2024

Visiting Artist and Scholar Lecture Series: Carmen Winant 5:30 p.m. / Speaker’s Auditorium, GSU Student Center / Visit Here

11/19/2024

Concert Band Presents “Among the Stars” 5:00 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here

11/20/2024

Feed Your Senses: Chamber Cartel 12:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts / Visit Here

11/20/2024

Wind Orchestra presents “Terminus” 7:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts / Visit Here

11/20/2024

GSU Symphony Orchestra presents “Roots” 7:00 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here

11/23/2024

ATL Tamasha 5:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts COTA 2024 - 2025 Season Highlights

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December

12/12-19/2024 B.F.A. Fall Exhibition Reception: December 12, 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Welch Galleries / Visit Here 12/4/2024

Repertory Singers Concert 12:00 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here

12/5/2024

Campus Orchestra Concert 7:00 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here

12/6/2024

School of Film, Media & Theatre “Speaker Series” 12:00 p.m. / Dahlberg Theater / Visit Here

12/7/2024

50th Anniversary Georgia State Annual Iron Pour 2:00 p.m. George Beasley Talk / Kopleff Recital Hall 3:00 p.m. Scratch Block Demos 5:30 p.m. Hot Metal Pour Performance Edgewood Sculpture Studio / Visit Here

12/8/2024

27th Annual Holiday Gala Concert presented by Georgia State School of Music 3:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts / Visit Here

12/18/2024

Feed Your Senses: Gordon Vernick Jazz Combo 12:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts / Visit Here

January

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1/13 - 2/14, 2025

Highlights from the Larry and Gwendolyn Walker Collection of American Art / Yanique Norman Monday – Friday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Reception: 2/6/2025 6:00 -8:00 p.m.

Welch Galleries / Visit Here for L. Walker / Visit Here for Y. Norman

1/15/2025

Feed Your Senses: Guest Artist (TBD) 12:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts

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1/21/2025

Ensemble ATL presents “Entente Cordiale: A Cordial Agreement” 7:00 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here

1/25/2025

SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK® - A Capella Vocals 8:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts / Visit Here

1/28/2025

Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concert 7:00 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here

1/29-31/2025

SoundNOW Contemporary Music Festival 7:00 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here

February

2/1-2/2025

SoundNOW Contemporary Music Festival 7:00 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here

2/8/2025

The Drifters, The Platters & Cornell Gunter’s Coasters 8:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts / Visit Here

2/11/2025

Black History Month Concert 11:00 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here

2/12/2025

Feed Your Senses: Guest Artist (TBD) 12:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts

2/15-16/2025

Starbound Talent Show 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts

2/17/2025

Visiting Artist & Scholar Lecture Series, Dr. Chelsea Frazier 5:30 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here COTA 2024 - 2025 Season Highlights

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2/19/2025

Repertory Singers Concert 12:00 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here

2/20 - 3/6, 2025

27th Annual Juried Student Exhibition Monday – Friday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Reception: 2/20 5:00-7:00 p.m. / Welch Galleries / Visit Here

2/20/2025

Treble, Tenor-Bass & Choral Union Concert 2:30 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall

2/20/2025

Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concert 7:00 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here

2/25/2025

Concert Band Presents “At the Zoo” 5:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts / Visit Here

2/26/2025

Wind Orchestra Concert 7:00 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here

2/27-28/2025

School of Film, Media & Theatre Showcase featuring a celebration of Emeritus Professor Angelo Restivo and a keynote presentation from Dr. Dudley Andrew 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. / CMII / Visit Here

2/28/2025

GSU Symphony Orchestra Presents Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Rhapsodie Espagnole” 7:00 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here

3/1/2025

Bronzelens Superstar Women Gala 7:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts

3/7/2025

School of Film, Media & Theatre “Speaker Series” 12:00 p.m. / Dahlberg Theatre Hall / Visit Here

March

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3/8/2025

A Jazz at Lincoln Center PRESENTS Production 8:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts / Visit Here

3/9/2025

Bent Frequency Presents “Underscore” 2:00 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here

3/10/2025

Visiting Artist & Scholar Lecture Series, Trenton Doyle Hancock 5:30 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here

3/12/2025

Feed Your Senses: Guest Artist (TBD) 12:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts

3/13/2025

Honors Recital 11:00 a.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here

3/22/2025

Dance Canvas Choreographer Showcase 8:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts

3/24 - 4/11, 2025

M.F.A. Thesis Exhibitions, Artists and Dates (TBA) Monday-Friday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. / Welch Galleries / Visit Here

3/27/2025

Three Choirs Festival 7:00 p.m. / Peachtree Road United Methodist Church / Visit Here

3/29/2025

Dee Dee Bridgewater | Tony and Grammy Winning Jazz Star 8:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts / Visit Here

4/1/2025

Percussion Ensemble 7:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts / Visit Here

4/3/2025

Spring Choral Showcase 7:00 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here

4/10-19/2025

Blood Wedding Theatre Production Wednesday – Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ; Saturday & Sunday at 2 p.m.

Dahlberg Theater / Visit Here

4/12-13/2025

“Die Fledermaus” by Johann Strauss II | Presented by GSU’s Opera Theater and Symphony Orchestra Saturday 7:00 p.m. ; Sunday 3:00 p.m.

Rialto Center for the Arts / Visit Here

4/15/2025

Spring Student Showcase 11:00 a.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here

4/15/2025

Campus Orchestra Concert 7:00 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here

April

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4/16/2025

Repertory Singers Concert 12:00 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hal

4/16/2025

Feed Your Senses: Guest Artist (TBD) 12:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts

4/17-24/2025

B.F.A. Exhibition Part 1 Monday-Friday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. / Welch Galleries / Visit Here

4/18/2025

Anat Cohen with Georgia State University Jazz Band 8:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts / Visit Here

4/19/2025

Treble Choir with Lux 7:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts / Visit Here

4/24/2025

Wind Orchestra & Concert Band Concert 7:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts / Visit Here

4/25/2025

Give Back Series on Film 12:00 p.m. / Dahlberg Theater Hall / Visit Here

4/26/2025

Actors Refresh Workshop 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. / CMII (TBD) / Visit Here

4/26/2025

Symphonic Wind Ensemble Alumni Reunion Concert 7:00 p.m. / Kopleff Recital Hall / Visit Here

4/27/2025

Jazz for Kids Jazz Concert 2:30 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts

5/4/2025 (TBD)

Georgia State University Student Film Festival 7:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts / Visit Here

5/4/2025

Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra Concert 3:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts

5/8-15/2025

B.F.A. Exhibition Part 2 Graphic Design Monday-Friday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. / Welch Galleries / Visit Here

May

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5/18/2025

Dan & Company Dance Recital 3:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts

5/21/2025

Feed Your Senses: Guest Artist (TBD) 12:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts

6/11/2025

Feed Your Senses: Guest Artist (TBD) 12:00 p.m. / Rialto Center for the Arts

6/26-28/2025 (TBD)

Console-ing Passions 2025 Hosted by the School of Film, Media & Theatre 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. / GSU Student Center / Visit Here

June

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Please note: The events are subject to updates and changes, please refer to each event’s online listings:

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https://t.gsu.edu/3M8T29p

https://t.gsu.edu/3WPVSoJ

https://t.gsu.edu/3WH18e8

https://t.gsu.edu/3SRv32o

Rialto Student Discounts

Scholarship Series

Georgia State University students can purchase tickets to the 2024-25 Rialto Series events at a discounted rate. During the week of the event, each student can purchase one discounted ticket at the box office for $5.00 with a GSU Panther I.D.

The Scholarship series is a vital initiative aimed at bolstering School of Music’s student talent.

By engaging in and attending these events, you actively shape the educational journeys of these aspiring musicians through financial assistance and offering them the chance to thrive and excel.

Visit https://tinyurl.com/yyhhxhwy for details.

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Give to art & design at GSU https://t.gsu.edu/4g9TnX7

Highlights ERNEST G. WELCH SCHOOL OF ART & DESIGN

2024 - 2025

Closing Reception “Myth Material” Work by Darya Fard and Lizzy Storm, Curated by EC Flamming

Through the work of Ernest. G Welch School of Art & Design alumni Darya Fard and Lizzy Storm. Curated by EC Flamming, the exhibtion explores the slippery connections between revolution and metamorphosis through printmaking, projections, and multimedia installation. In both revolution and metamorphosis there is often a vision for the future, but the outcomes ultimately are unknown. Moments of immense change and transformation become an exercise in the release of control, as revolution is predicated by the dissolution of perceivable forms and the receding and submergence of preceding ideas.

Myth Material challenges our notions of order and power in relation to political and social hegemony and offers suggestions of what can be found amid chaos and sacrifice. Darya Fard’s work considers Iran’s ongoing revolution, mythical allegories, and symbolic acts of resistance through origami pieces, projected video, and movement. Lizzy Storm investigates how to use the earth’s elements to achieve liberatory methods, and how to see ourselves amid cycles and symbols of nature. Together, Fard and Storm create an immersive inquiry into how acts of revolution can not only bring about unpredictable change, but also a melting of our sense of place in the universe.

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/3WivZit

When

Where

August 28, 2024 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Welch Galleries

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Free

AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Visiting Artist and Scholar Lecture Series Beatriz Cortez Beatriz Cortez (b. 1970) is a multidisciplinary artist born in El Salvador and based in Los Angeles and Davis, CA. Her work explores simultaneity, multiple temporalities, and speculative imaginaries. She has exhibited her work nationally and internationally, including recent solo exhibitions at Storm King Art Center (2023); Williams College Museum of Art (2023); Commonwealth and Council (2022); Pitzer College Art Galleries (2022); and Craft Contemporary Museum of Art (2019). Her work is included in the 60th International Exhibition at the Venice Biennale, Foreigners Everywhere (2024) and the 14th Shanghai Biennial, Cosmos Cinema (2023-24).

Cortez has also exhibited her work at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (2017); Ballroom Marfa, Texas (2018 and 2019); Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (2018); Socrates Sculpture Park, New York (2019); TEOR/éTica, San José, Costa Rica (2019); Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá, Colombia (2019); Henry Art Gallery, Seattle (2019); Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco (2020); 18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica, CA (2020); Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Panamá (2021); MSU Broad Art Museum, East Lansing, MI (2021); Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (2021 and 2016); Institute of Contemporary Art, San Diego (2021), among others. Cortez is the recipient of the Latinx Artist Fellowship (2023), Borderlands Fellowship (2022-24), and Artadia Los Angeles Award (2020), among others. Her work is represented in several collections including the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Institute of Contemporary Art, San Diego; Michigan State University Broad Art Museum, East Lansing; El Paso Museum of Art; Ford Foundation, New York. Cortez received an M.F.A. from the California Institute of the Arts and a Ph.D. in Latin American Literature from Arizona State University. She is associate professor of art at the University of California, Davis.

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/4gipVyc

When

Where

September 17, 2024 5:30 p.m.

Kopleff Recital Hall

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Free

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Georgia State University Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design

Exhibition Booth at the Atlanta Art Fair

The Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design is proud to present the work of alumna and 2024 Guggenheim Fellow, Jessica Blinkhorn (M.F.A. 2010). Jessica Elaine Blinkhorn is an Atlantabased Interdisciplinary Artist. Blinkhorn’s work advocates for the LGBTQ+, disabled, and aging communities. Blinkhorn, who uses a powerchair, focuses her work on acceptance through acknowledgement of difference, body positivity, disability education through experience and exposure, human sexuality, and story-telling.

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/3TqzEZx

When October 3-6, 2024 Opening Evening Thursday, October 3: 6—9 p.m.

Where Pullman Yards (Off Campus)

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All Public Days Friday, October 4: 11 a.m.—7 pm Saturday, October 5: 11 a.m.—7 p.m.

Sunday, October 6: 11 a.m.—6 p.m.

For ticket info visit: https://t.gsu.edu/3TqzEZx

Visiting Artist and Scholar Lecture Series Carmen Winant Carmen Winant is an artist and the Roy Lichtenstein Chair of Studio Art at the Ohio State University. Her work utilizes archival and authored photographs to examine feminist care networks, with particular emphasis on intergenerational, multiracial, and sometimes transnational coalition building.

Winant’s recent projects have been shown at the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Sculpture Center, Wexner Center of the Arts, ICA Boston, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and el Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo. Winant’s artist’s books include My Birth (2018), Notes on Fundamental Joy (2019), and Instructional Photography: Learning How To Live Now (2021); Arrangements, A Brand New End: Survival and Its Pictures (both 2022), and The last safe abortion (2024). Winant is a 2019 Guggenheim Fellow in photography, a 2020 FCA Artist Honoree and a 2021 American Academy of Arts and Letters award recipient. She is a community organizer, prison educator, and mother to her two children, Carlo and Rafa, shared with her partner, Luke Stettner.

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/4ebibfE

When

Where

November 18, 2024 5:30 p.m.

Speaker’s Auditorium, GSU Student Center

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Free

AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Sculpture Alums: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary Iron Pour When

Where

November 11 - December 6, 2024 Schedule: Monday – Friday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Reception: December 6, 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Welch Galleries

50th Anniversary Georgia State Annual Iron Pour 50th Anniversary Annual Iron Pour is led by Assistant Professor Emily Baker in celebration of Emeritus Professor George Beasley.

Decades-long tradition,the Annual Holiday Iron Pour is a dazzling and festive display of molten iron demonstrations.

This event will be free and open to the public, and great for all ages.

Scratch block molds available for purchase at event or ahead of time to those who would like to bring home an original work of art.

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/47mGIMr

When December 7, 2024 12:00 George Beasley Artist Talk / Kopleff Recital Hall 3:00-5:00 p.m. Scratch block demos 5:30 p.m - hot metal, pour, performance / Edgewood Sculpture Studio 28

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Free

AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Legacy: Selected Works from the Larry M. and Gwendolyn Walker Collection / Yanique Norman

The Larry M. and Gwendolyn E. Walker Collection is a collection of over 330 art works donated to Georgia State University (GSU) in 2024. The collection includes prints (60), photographs (50), drawings (49), paintings (73), collages (16), watercolors (14), and sculpture (81). Most of the works of art were created by either the Walker family or students that Larry Walker mentored as a university studio art faculty member including his time as the first Black, Director of the GSU Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design in Atlanta, Georgia. Larry’s own artistic training reverberates art from his adolescence in Harlem, New York and his university training at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. The Walker collection uniquely addresses 20th Century artistic production from luminaries such as Charles White, Radcliffe Bailey, Kevin Cole, and rising star Bethany Collins - all recipients of the generous mentorship that is Larry's legacy. More personally, this collection includes the artistic production of the Walker family, with over 82 works of art from the children, including Kara Walker a MacArthur Fellow and internationally acclaimed artist. (Main Gallery) As an alumna, mentee of Larry Walker, and current Welch faculty member, Yanique Norman has been invited to showcase a solo exhibition to accompany selected works from the Larry M. and Gwendolyn E. Walker Collection. The exhibition opens on January 16, with a reception on February 6, 2025 in tandem with the "Legacy: Selected Works from the Larry M. and Gwendolyn E. Walker Collection" Exhibition. (Side Gallery) When

Where

January 13 - February 14, 2025

Welch Galleries

10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Monday-Friday

Reception: Thursday, February 6, 2025 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

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Free

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Visit: Walker Collection: https://tinyurl.com/yk68vv6w Yanique Norman: https://tinyurl.com/bdz9d52e

Walker Collection

Y. Norman

Visiting Artist and Scholar Lecture Series Chelsea Frazier Chelsea Mikael Chelsea Frazier, Ph.D. is a Black feminist ecocritic—writing, researching, and teaching at the intersection of Black feminist theory and environmental thought. Across a diverse array of platforms, all of Dr. Frazier’s work is geared toward creating paths toward harmonial Worlds that no longer rely on the harm of Black people, the destruction of our environment, or the exploitation of femininity to keep spinning.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ In 2019, she founded Ask An Amazon, an educational hub where she designs educational tools, curates community gatherings, gives lectures, and provides consulting services meant to help students, professionals, and organizations with their intellectual and creative development. She also sits on the Cornell University Department of Literatures in English faculty where she teaches students and trains emergent scholars in the fields of African American Literature and Culture, Gender and Sexuality Studies, and the Environmental Humanities.

Dr. Frazier earned her Ph.D in the Department of African American Studies at Northwestern University. Additionally, she earned her Master of Arts from the Department of African American Studies at Northwestern, her Master of Arts from the American Studies program at Purdue University, and her Bachelor of Arts from the Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Barnard College.

As an award-winning interdisciplinary researcher, Dr. Frazier’s scholarship spans the fields of Black feminist literature and theory, visual culture, ecocriticism and the broader environmental humanities, political theory, science and technology studies, and Afrofuturism.

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/4gbB7wN

When

Where

February 17, 2025 6:00 p.m.

Kopleff Recital Hall (TBD)

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Visiting Artist and Scholar Lecture Series Trenton Doyle Hancock For almost two decades, Trenton Doyle Hancock has been constructing his own fantastical narrative that continues to develop and inform his prolific artistic output. Part fictional, part autobiographical, Hancock’s work pulls from his own personal experience, art historical canon, comics and superheroes, pulp fiction, and myriad pop culture references, resulting in a complex amalgamation of characters and plots possessing universal concepts of light and dark, good and evil, and all the grey in between.

Hancock transforms traditionally formal decisions— such as his use of color, language, and pattern—into opportunities to create new characters, develop subplots and convey symbolic meaning.

Hancock’s works are suffused with personal mythology presented at an operatic scale, often reinterpreting Biblical stories that the artist learned as a child from his family and local church community. His exuberant and subversive narratives employ a variety of cultural tropes, ranging in tone from comic-strip superhero battles to medieval morality plays and influenced in style by Hieronymus Bosch, Max Ernst, Henry Darger, Philip Guston and R. Crumb.

Text embedded within the paintings and drawings both drives the narrative and acts as a central visual component. The resulting sprawling installations spill beyond the canvas edges and onto gallery walls.

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/4cYzoI7

When

Where

March 10, 2025 5:30 p.m.

Kopleff Recital Hall

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AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Free

AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

B.F.A. Exhibitions The Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design is pleased to present the graduating thesis exhibition for our studio art seniors in the B.F.A. program. The group exhibition features work in ceramics, textiles, photography, sculpture, and drawing, painting, and printmaking.

This class of 2025 showcase is a culmination of the undergraduate experience in the studio art program.

Visit: https://artdesign.gsu.edu/exhibitions/ When Fall Exhibition December 12-19, 2024

B.F.A. Part 1 April 17-24, 2025

B.F.A. Part 2 Graphic Design May 8-15, 2025

Reception: December 12 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Monday-Friday

10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Monday-Friday

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M.F.A. Thesis Exhibitions Each spring semester, our third year M.F.A. candidates fill our downtown school galleries with work that demonstrates the creative growth they achieved in the graduate studio program. Each solo exhibition is a requirement and capstone of the students’ final thesis.

Visit: https://artdesign.gsu.edu/exhibitions/ When

Where

March 24 - April 11, 2025 Artists and Dates (TBA)

Welch Galleries

10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Monday-Friday

Free

AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Give to film, media & theatre at GSU https://t.gsu.edu/4edAil2

Highlights FILM, MEDIA & THEATRE

2024 - 2025

Accessibility Belowthe-Line Expo 2024 in Partnership with Showability

The School of Film, Media & Theatre has partnered with Showability a disability and accessibility advocacy group to provide a workshop, networking, and panel event, called “Accessibility Below-the-Line” on October 20th at the GSU Student Activity Center.

In an effort to increase the capacity of Georgia’s entertainment industry workforce and to make our media productions more accessible for all Georgia creative workers, we are bringing together artists, scholars, and talent to learn about the ways to make the on-set and audition process more accessible for Georgia creatives.

Working with leading scholars on media accessibility, advocacy organizations, media companies, and entertainment labor organizations, this event will identify ways for studios and production companies to make small adaptations and accommodations in their existing practices so that the film and media produced in Georgia benefits from all of the talented and willing workers in the state.

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/3Xvbtvz

When

Where

October 20, 2024 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Georgia State University Student Center

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Multi-Media Outdoor Screening

by Kristan Woolford for GSU Ethics Week

School of Film, Media & Theatre Professor of Practice Kristan Woolford is an award winning mixed media digital artist whose work synthesizes the original pillars of Hip Hop culture and social justice themes. Woolford applies his artistic approach to large scale outdoor art pieces and in collaboration with Georgia State University’s Ethics Week, he will be taking on the subject of sustainability for his latest project.

Join us for a mixed-media laser and projection show Be a part of an immersive art assemblage that provokes thought and activism essential for our current and future climate.

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/3Xv8m6D

When

Where

November 8, 2024 7:00 p.m.

Urban Life Plaza

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AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Free

AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Visit: https://fmt.gsu.edu/

School of Film, Media & Theatre Showcase featuring a celebration of Emeritus Professor Angelo Restivo and keynote presentation from Dr. Dudley Andrew Join the School of Film, Media and Theatre for a celebration of creative filmmaking, acting, and scholarship including a keynote address from Dr. Dudley Andrew and a celebration of Emeritus Professor, Dr. Angelo Restivo. The showcase is organized around the theme of constellations as we consider the ways in which scholarship and creative practice can be arranged and aligned.

The program features panel presentations from School of Film, Media and Theatre PhD students and faculty as well as screenings of MFA films.

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/3ZbbiXm When

Where

February 27-28, 2025 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Creative Media Industries Institute

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Blood Wedding

presented by the Atlanta City Theatre and the School of Film, Media & Theatre “In this passionate tale of forbidden love, Blood Wedding unfolds as the desires between two young lovers can no longer be denied… But neither can fate and the forces of the supernatural.”

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/4eah0x5

When

Where

April 10-19, 2025 Wednesday – Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday & Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

Dahlberg Hall Theatre https://t.gsu.edu/3YSZ3i6

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/3FoDOtO

Give Back Series on Film Give Back Series is an ongoing program presented annually and centers around a theme that highlights and brings awareness to an issue affecting our community.

The projects are new works written and created by students. Past examples include the theatrical short “artscape 2021” as well as “Food Justice” and “You Are Not Alone” stage productions.

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/3AS46Fy

When

Where

April 25, 2025 12:00 p.m.

Dahlberg Hall Theatre

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AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Free

AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Georgia State University Student Film Festival The School of Film, Media & Theatre’s annual celebration of the filmmaking at GSU. Come see and celebrate the works of experimental, documentary, and short films created by GSU students. The screening is curated by the School’s faculty and the winners are selected by a jury of local industry professionals. Past award winners have gone on to successful careers so come see the next generation of GSU filmmakers win their first awards.

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/3Th6Pyx When

Where

May 4, 2025 (TBD) 7:00 p.m.

Rialto Center for the Arts

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Console-ing Passions 2025 In the contemporary media landscape, films are remade, television shows rebooted, videogames reimagined in a seemingly endless loop of reproduction. Reproduction, in the form of AI, was also at the heart of recent media industry labor actions. While the concept of reproduction has various meanings across media production, programming, and technology, it is foundationally about efforts to extend lineages.

At Console-ing Passions 2025, we hope to initiate conversations about reproduction. The conference will take place in June, 2025 at Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA, a city that is home to artists, activists, and leaders who strive to live up to the legacy of the city known as the “the cradle of civil rights.” Console-ing Passions was founded in 1989 by a group of feminist media scholars and artists looking to create a space to present work and foster feminist scholarship on issues of television, culture, and identity. This esteemed conference is coming to Atlanta for the first time and will be hosted by the School of Film, Media, and Theatre at Georgia State University.

Come hear the latest scholarship in the field of film and media industries from 150 experts from across the world including a keynote from Dr. Bishnu Ghosh of the University of California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Ghosh is the author of The Virus Touch: Theorizing Epidemic Media.

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/3Z6mk0a When

Where

June 26-28, 2025 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Georgia State University Student Center

REGISTER FOR THE EVENT HERE

Give to music at GSU https://t.gsu.edu/3APINo5

Highlights SCHOOL OF MUSIC

2024 - 2025

GSU Faculty Recital The School of Music is proud to present the extraordinary talents of our esteemed faculty members on September 5th at 11 am in Kopleff Recital Hall. Join us for a concert of converged talent, passion and artistry.

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/3WQCMyR

When

Where

September 5, 2024 11:00 a.m.

Kopleff Recital Hall

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GSU Symphony Orchestra Presents

“Echoes of Heritage” Join the Georgia State University Symphony Orchestra on September 27 at 7 PM in Kopleff Recital Hall for “Echoes of Heritage.” The concert features Verdi’s *Nabucco Overture* conducted by Jackson Allred, Barber’s *Knoxville: Summer of 1915* with soprano Talise Trevigne conducted by Stephanie Morrera, and Tchaikovsky’s *Symphony No. 5* conducted by Dr. Tamara Dworetz. Admission is free.

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/3Y3ngSB

When

Where

September 27, 2024 7:00 p.m.

Kopleff Recital Hall

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Symphonic Wind Ensemble and University Singers present

Bruckner’s “Mass In E Minor”

Join us for an unforgettable evening as the Georgia State Symphonic Wind Ensemble and University Singers present Anton Bruckner’s Mass in E Minor on October 24th, 2024, at 7:00 PM in Kopleff Recital Hall. Bruckner’s first recognized masterpiece, this Mass stands apart with its expressive harmonic language and unique instrumentation. Experience the blend of Renaissance polyphony and romantic harmony, as the performance transports you through Bruckner’s devout and powerful compositions.

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/3Y0dujV

When

Where

October 24, 2024 7:00 p.m.

Kopleff Recital Hall

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Fall Student Showcase Join us for an unforgettable performance by some of our talented students from all areas of the School of Music at the Fall Student Showcase!

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/4cSsIvA

When

Where

November 5, 2024 11:00 a.m.

Kopleff Recital Hall

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GSU Opera Theater Presents

“GSU Opera Food Network!”

Get ready for a deliciously entertaining afternoon with the GSU Opera Theater’s Fall Opera production titled, “GSU Opera Food Network”! This unique event showcases two delightful operas, Bob Appétit by Lee Hoiby and Pizza con Funghi by Seymour Barab, paired with a series of whimsical food-themed vignettes.

An unforgettable performance that’s sure to leave you hungry for more!

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/4bC429E

When

Where

November 16-17, 2024 3:00 p.m.

Kopleff Recital Hall

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Ensemble ATL presents

Entente Cordiale: A Cordial Agreement an evening of British and French music Ensemble ATL invites you to “Entente Cordiale: A Cordial Agreement,” a special concert celebrating the musical heritage of Britain and France. Inspired by the Entente Cordiale of 1904, which aimed to strengthen ties between the two nations, this event showcases a rich selection of works from both countries. Join us on January 21st at 7 p.m. in Kopleff Recital Hall for an evening of captivating performances. The program features Henri Tomasi’s *Concert Champêtre*, Dani Howard’s *Add Oil*, Joseph Bologne’s *Violin Sonata No. 3*, Anna Clyne’s *Hopscotch*, and George Onslow’s *Nonet, Op. 77*. Admission is free, and this concert promises to offer a delightful blend of British and French musical traditions.

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/460HY7t When

Where

January 21, 2025 7:00 p.m.

Kopleff Recital Hall

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GSU Symphony Orchestra presents

“Roots!

Enjoy a night of exceptional music on November 20 at 7 PM in the Kopleff Recital Hall. The program includes Samuel ColeridgeTaylor’s “The Bamboula, Op. 75,” conducted by Clay Garrett; Alexander Arutunian’s “Trumpet Concerto” with soloist Fish Brosmer, the 2023 Brumby Concerto Competition Winner; and Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 in G major, conducted by Dr. Tamara Dworetz.

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/3AoCZSp

When

Where

November 20, 2024 7:00 p.m.

Kopleff Recital Hall

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Black History Month Concert Join us for a heartfelt celebration of Black musicians as School of Music students and special guests pay tribute to the profound impact of Black artistry in music. Experience an inspiring performance that honors the powerful melodies and diverse talents that have shaped the musical landscape. Mark your calendars for February 11th at 11 a.m. in Kopleff Recital Hall, and be part of a musical journey that celebrates the enduring legacy and beauty of Black musicians’ work.

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/46R0bVr

When

Where

February 11, 2025 11:00 a.m.

Kopleff Recital Hall

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AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Free

AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Honors Recital Experience the pinnacle of musical excellence at the Georgia State School of Music’s prestigious Honors Recital. Our top performers, chosen through a rigorous audition process, will present a rich repertoire curated by esteemed external adjudicators.

The highlight of the event is the competition for a $500 prize awarded by the College of the Arts Dean. Join us for an unforgettable morning of exceptional music and celebrate the achievements of our talented students.

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/3VX0hG2

When

Where

March 13, 2025 11:00 a.m.

Kopleff Recital Hall

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Spring Choral Showcase Don’t miss the Spring Choral Showcase at the Georgia State’s School of Music in Florence Kopleff Recital Hall. With aweinspiring performances from our world-class Tenor-Bass Choir, Choral Union, and Treble Choir; we promise an unforgettable night of powerful vocals that will leave you on a melodious high!

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/3RYHOaQ

When

Where

April 3, 2025 7:00 p.m.

Kopleff Recital Hall

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Spring Student Showcase

Don’t miss the Spring Student Showcase and enjoy performances by a selection of our talented School of Music students, showcasing their skills across various disciplines.

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/3LhOQDJ

When

Where

April 25, 2025 11:00 a.m.

Kopleff Recital Hall

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Give to Rialto at GSU https://t.gsu.edu/4gf2GoL

Highlights RIALTO CENTER FOR THE ARTS

2024 - 2025

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Capitol Fools | Political Folly Enjoy The Lighter Side of An Election Year!

The stairway to heavenly political satire originally laid by the Capitol Steps continues upward with The Capitol Fools – the new musical parody group created by the performers and co-writers from the Capitol Steps. The Capitol Fools holds up a mirror to our crazy political culture providing hilarious song parodies and foolish reflections that Audiences will continue to see cast members from past seasons of the Capitol Steps performing all the beloved bits, the show-ending and mindboggling backward talking spoonerisms, breakneck costume changes, over-thetop impressions, and all new song parodies reflecting the day’s news. It’s equal opportunity fun allowing us to laugh at ourselves and bringing us closer together!

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/3XW3592 When

Where

September 21, 2024 8:00 p.m.

Rialto Center for the Arts

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Cirque Kalabanté | Afrique en Cirque Guinean Acrobats

Afrique en Cirque is a show by Yamoussa Bangoura, inspired by daily life in Guinea. This performance shares the beauty, youth, and artistry of African culture. A colorful show beyond its scenery, costumes, and staging, it makes any theatre vibrate with energy and represents the strength, agility, and life’s joys of young Africans. The audience will see acrobats execute gravity-defying moves and human pyramids, accompanied by the contemporary sounds of live Afro-Jazz, percussion, and kora.

Welcome to the universe of Kalabanté and prepare for an unforgettable journey. Kalabanté Productions was created by Yamoussa Bangoura, a multidisciplinary artist of Guinean origin. Yamoussa’s dream was the founding of a school of circus arts, and to direct his own multidisciplinary company specializing in the African arts.

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/4bHWQZr

When

Where

October 6, 2024 3:00 p.m.

Rialto Center for the Arts

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Tower of Power | Five Decades of Funky Brass We want the funk!

With R&B and funk hits including “So Very Hard to Go” and “You’re Still a Young Man,” Tower of Power is an American band and horn section with roots planted in Oakland, Calif., circa 1968.

Celebrating its 56th Anniversary, Tower of Power now features nine musicians including founding members Stephen “Doc” Kupka on baritone sax and tenor sax/vocalist Emilio Castillo delivering a powerful, horn-drenched sound amplifying the group’s masterful songwriting that spans 21 studio albums achieving eight songs in Billboard’s Hot 100.

Audiences will harmonize and tap their feet to “Don’t Change Horses (in the Middle of a Stream)” and “What Is Hip?” with a 1973 televised performance included on the compilation CD “The Best of Soul Train Live.”

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/3y1BhW1

When

Where

October 19, 2024 8:00 p.m.

Rialto Center for the Arts

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säje

Newist Grammy-winning Female Jazz Vocal Quartet

Harmonic Voices.

Fresh from their recording debut for which they shared a 2024 Grammy Award for best arrangement, instrumental and vocals for “In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning” with songwriter Jacob Collier, the all-female jazz ensemble säje includes an extraordinary quartet of creators who are composers, arrangers and vocalists with impressive individual careers.

The brainchild of Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick and Amanda Taylor, säje (rhymes with “page”) emerged from close friendship.

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/3LhPzVD

When

Where

October 26, 2024 8:00 p.m.

Rialto Center for the Arts

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27th Annual Holiday GALA Presented by the Georgia State University School of Music Joyous Celebration Join us for the 27th Annual Holiday Gala, a merry event proudly presented by the Georgia State School of Music, where exceptionally talented student musicians will deliver a festive splendor, from holiday classics to contemporary works. This year’s gala promises an extra layer of brilliance with special guest performances. We hope you’ll join us for an unforgettable afternoon that combines cherished traditions and the joy of the holiday season.

“Treat your ears to some seasonal tunes at the Gala Holiday Concert … more than 200 musicians will surely get you pumped up for the season.”

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/3LiREAM

When

Where

December 8, 2024 3:00 p.m.

Rialto Center for the Arts

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SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK® A Capella Vocals

Celebrating over 50 years of touring and three Grammy nominations, this versatile all-female African American a cappella ensemble SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK® features multi-part harmonies supported by an American Sign Language interpreter.

SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK® members express their history as Black women through song, dance and sign language. Their vibrant and ever relevant collective was founded on the triumvirate missions of empowerment, education and entertainment, with socially conscious music taking a stance on civil and human rights, spirituality and making our planet a better place for all.

The group’s historic accomplishments include a commission from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Company to compose a 50th anniversary program as well as appearances in two PBS television specials celebrating their work on “American Masters.” Current members include Carol Maillard, Louise Robinson, Nitanju Bolade Casel and Aisha Kahlil with feature musician Romeir Mendez on electric and upright acoustic bass.

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/3XYwZcx

When

Where

January 25, 2025 8:00 p.m.

Rialto Center for the Arts

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The Drifters, The Platters & Cornell Gunter’s Coasters Singing Legends of the ’50’s With legendary status dating back to each band’s foundations in the 1950s, The Drifters (1959), The Platters (1952) and The Coasters (1955) music lovers will relish the juke box of favorite rock’n’roll, R&B and doo-wop hits during this special performance.

Everyone will sing or hum along to classics including “This Magic Moment,” “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes,” “Under the Board walk,” “Only You,” “The Great Pretender,” “Charlie Brown” and “Poison Ivy.” Ranked among Rolling Stone magazine’s greatest artists of all time, The Drifters were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988.

The Platters are known for 40 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and their Rock Hall induction in 1990.

And officially touring with the name Cornell Gunter’s Coasters as a nod to one of the band’s members from 1958 to 1961, The Coasters were among the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s second-year inductees in 1987 with “Yakety Yak” and other legendary tunes.

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/3zyyzI5

When

Where

February 8, 2025 8:00 p.m.

Rialto Center for the Arts

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New Orleans Songbook | – A Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents Production Performers from A Jazz at Lincoln Center PRESENTS Production — including pianist Lu ther S. Allison with vocalists Quiana Lynell and Milton Suggs—bring the soul of New Or leans and the spirit of Mardi Gras to this amazing celebration of composers and inspired songs of the Crescent City.

With hits from Jelly Roll Morton and Louis Armstrong to Ellis Marsalis and James Black, audiences will tap their feet to the heartbeat of New Orleans, the longtime apex of jazz innovation. Allison, Lynell and Suggs will captivate the audience with the timeless spirit of the vibrant and historic center of jazz.

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/3zBMEod

When

Where

March 8, 2025 8:00 p.m.

Rialto Center for the Arts

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Dee Dee Bridgewater Award-winning Jazz

With a multifaceted career spanning four decades, two-time Grammy winner and Tony Award-winning jazz vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater has ascended to the upper echelon of vocalists.

During live performances she puts her unique spin on standards while taking intrepid leaps of faith in re-envisioning jazz classics.

Ever the fearless voyager, explorer, pioneer and keeper of tradition, she has worked with the legendary Thad Jones/Mel Louis Big Band, and performed with such jazz notables as Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon and Dizzy Gillespie. In 2017, she received the NEA Jazz Masters Fellows Award.

Bridgewater hosted National Public Radio’s syndicated show “JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater” for 23 years. She is a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for the Food & Agriculture Organization which leads international efforts to defeat hunger while improving food security and nutrition worldwide.

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/4eYxB85

When

Where

March 29, 2025 8:00 p.m.

Rialto Center for the Arts

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“Die Fledermaus” by Johann Strauss II Presented by GSU’s Opera Theater and Symphony Orchestra

Don’t miss the Georgia State Opera Theater’s dazzling production of Die Fledermaus, Johann Strauss II’s beloved operetta, accompanied by the GSU Symphony Orchestra. Experience an evening filled with lively waltzes, sparkling arias, and a hilarious storyline of mistaken identities and playful pranks. Follow the misadventures of Gabriel von Eisenstein as he is tricked into attending a lavish masquerade ball hosted by the eccentric Prince Orlofsky, all while his wife Rosalinde and their maid Adele join the festivities in disguise.

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/3LkGqMc

When

Where

April 12, 2025 7:00 p.m.

Rialto Center for the Arts

April 13, 2025 3:00 p.m.

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Anat Cohen | Georgia State University Jazz Band Clarinet/Saxophone Get ready for an unforgettable night as the GSU Jazz Band takes the stage with internationally renowned clarinetist, saxophonist, and bandleader Anat Cohen. Nominated for three Grammy Awards, Cohen is celebrated for her captivating performances, acclaimed Latin jazz and world music recordings, and her large jazz ensemble album “Triple Helix.” The Israeli native-turned-New Yorker will join the talented musicians of the GSU Jazz Band for a lively night of memorable music.

“Ms. Cohen on the clarinet was a revelation. She could evoke infectious joy [and] conjure a deep, soulful melancholy. Even as she was playing the most technically difficult of all the reed instruments, she took my breath away. [With] the tenor saxophone it was immediately apparent that she was a terrific musician, fluid, full-throated, with a knack for creating beautifully crafted, even eloquent solos.”

Visit: https://t.gsu.edu/4cF5R6o

When

Where

April 18, 2025 8:00 p.m.

Rialto Center for the Arts

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Event Venues Creative Media Industries Institute (CMII) Screening Room, 3rd Fl. 25 Park Place NE Atlanta, GA 30303 https://cmii.gsu.edu/about/core-facilities/

Dahlberg Hall Theatre 30 Courtland Street SE Atlanta, GA 30303 https://fmt.gsu.edu/facilties/

Edgewood Sculpture Studio 246 Edgewood Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30303 https://artdesign.gsu.edu/concentrations/sculpture/

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Florence Kopleff Recital Hall 15 Gilmer Street SE, Atlanta, GA 30303 https://music.gsu.edu

Rialto Center for the Arts 80 Forsyth Street, NW Atlanta, GA 30303 https://rialto.gsu.edu

Welch Galleries 10 Peachtree Center Ave. Atlanta, GA 30303 https://artdesign.gsu.edu/gallery/

For maps and directions, please visit: https://tinyurl.com/umfurnzu For event parking, please refer to the venue’s website or event online listing.

For special needs accommodations, please contact the event’s sponsoring department with your name and the event name/date.

Give to the College of the Arts at GSU https://t.gsu.edu/4cTeFFI

For more info visit

https://thearts.gsu.edu